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To: Bettyprob

Anybody, do they let you inside the pyramids?


34 posted on 12/07/2014 11:20:45 AM PST by morphing libertarian (Defund , sue, impeach. Overturn Obamacare, amnesty.)
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To: morphing libertarian

When I was there they did not let you in but I loved going to Egypt. In Luxor you do get to visit a couple of tombs in the Valley of the Kings and Queen Hatchetsup’s temple.
I was treated very warmly by everyone but that was 1997 & ‘99. I also thought Sharm el Sheik was amazing snorkeling. It is incredibly crowded and dirty but I Loved It!


114 posted on 12/07/2014 12:16:35 PM PST by outofsalt ( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: morphing libertarian

Special arragements prior to arrival in Egypt only and maybe not then ... approval could take years ... tourist breathing has erroded some of the stone, plus the tendancy for them to leave all their trash behind - first place it lands when tossed.


153 posted on 12/07/2014 12:47:46 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: morphing libertarian

Yes. We were there for a couple weeks before Mubarek was overthrown. It was wonderful. Yes, you can go inside some of the pyramids, but generally, it isn’t attractive. Better is to go to the Valley of Kings and tour the burial chambers whose walls are lined with colorful, intricate hieroglyphs. Abu Simbel was worth he trip. There are pyramids all over the place...outside Memphis there were several large ones including the step pyramid and the “bent” pyramid. Remember, there are several thousand years of history relatively preserved there. We have no complaints about the 2 week stay. We wouldn’t go now...to unstable politically.


195 posted on 12/07/2014 2:10:37 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: morphing libertarian

I have been inside the Great Pyramid, in the geometric center where the Pharaoh’s sarcophagus is located. Pyramid power! That was in 1984. And yes, rode a camel at the pyramids. Egypt was an extraordinary travel destination. Would not go there today...a politically dangerous-disastrous destination now.

I have also been to Stonehenge...and many other extraordinary places in the British Isles.

I have been many places around the world, some vacation travel experiences, others business travel related. Have always made the most of those many destinations and enjoyed the experience.


262 posted on 12/07/2014 5:00:54 PM PST by GGpaX4DumpedTea (I am a Tea Party descendant...steeped in the Constitutional Republic given to us by the Founders)
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